Re: Ximian Local Install

[Bruce Smith <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> 
> >>>I put all the Ximian files (get *) on a CD, and tried to do a local
> >>>install.... I pick the directory and the "next" button greys out (just
> >>>like it did for Bruce).  Any thoughts/progress?
> >>I've tried renaming the directory where I downloaded it, to the same
> >>name as on the FTP site, creating the entire directory tree as on the FTP
> >>site, selecting the parent directories and a lot of playing around -
> >>NOTHING. My guess is the installer is broken.
> >I also had this problem.  To get around this just put all the packages
> >in /var/cache/redcarpet/packages.  Then tell the installer you want to
> >download the packages from one of the Ximian sites.  When the installer
> >goes to fetch the packages it will detect that they are already there.
> >Just tell it that you want to do to use the local copy always.  Should
> >be ok after that.
> 
> You can also do:
> 
> cd /var/cahce/redcarper/packages
> for ENTRY in `ls -1 /mnt/cdrom1`
>   do
>     ln -s /mnt/cdrom1/$ENTRY $ENTRY
>   done
> 
> And then do the install and pull the packages off the CD (quicker than copying
> them to the HD).  The installer seems sufficiently clueless about symbolic
> links.

Why not just symlink the entire /var/cache/redcarpet/packages directory 
to /mnt/cdrom/ ?   Does it need write access to the directory?


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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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